CHIPPEWA FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

VARSITY BAND & SYMPHONIC BAND SPRING CONCERT AND AWARDS

MICHAEL RENNEKE & BARRY HITT, DIRECTORS ALEX MAZUR, STUDENT CONDUCTOR SYDNEY THIES, STUDENT CONDUCTOR MAY 15, 2017 / 7:00 PM CFHS AUDITORIUM

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We find ourselves looking at the program for the final concert of the year and remembering how it was only yesterday that Sam Wiseman was a freshman losing his mind on the football field. It seems like just last week that Grace Baker and Ben Blake were “Elizabeth’s sister” and “Will’s brother” respectively. It seems like such a short time ago that Mr. Renneke was taller than Carter Billen, though he never had as much hair. Life in a high school can be measured in a multitude of ways. In our music department we can tick off concerts on both hands as we prepare for performance after performance. Although it might seem we are just completing one concert and then preparing for the next, there is a much greater educational agenda being shared every day in our rehearsal room. Learning music is preparing students to be successful in life. The benefits of the study of music to total academic success are well documented. Tonight we invite you to tap the brakes and spend an hour with us as we share music and our successes from the past year. We have much to be proud of and much to be thankful for. The threads that weave our concert together tonight are the four ancient elements; earth, water, fire, and wind. Our musicians have added a fifth element – heart* – and we share some of the best heart statements with you in the pages ahead. Our best wishes follow the Class of 2017. We have been glad to share the last four years with them. We look forward to your visits; be sure to join us for alumni events. You can soon officially say “back in my day...” Forever Cardinal Bound,

Michael Renneke Barry Hitt *Sorry, ‘Captain Planet’ fans. Not quite the same.

exEmplary Soloist

Award The Exemplary Solo Recognition Project expands recognition of outstanding student soloists at the WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Festival. State festival adjudicators identify exceptional soloists at each of the state festival campuses through a two step process: nomination and final selection. Students who are selected for the award receive a certificate from WSMA in recognition of their outstanding performance at the State Festival. Step 1. Nomination Throughout the day, adjudicators have an opportunity to nominate soloists whose performance was truly exceptional – beyond what is typically expected for this age group. Step 2. Final Selection At the end of the day, each adjudicator selects the most exceptional soloist(s) to receive the Exemplary Soloist Award from among those nominated.

MEMORIAL DAY 2017 PARADE & CEREMONY

May 29, 2017

9:15a Meet in BMO Band parking lot Warm-up/Meet 8th graders

10:00 Parade lines up 10:15 Parade begins 11:15 Irvine Park Ceremony begins

(approximately) 12:15 Irvine Park Ceremony ends (approximately)

µ We still need 8 more parents to volunteer to help with traffic control during the parade and pass out water post-parade.

µ High school students will be wearing their band uniform.

µ Middle school students wear black on bottom, red on top.

µ High school students are dismissed following the conclusion of the ceremony at Irvine Park. (Plan ahead for where you park your car!)

If a student won’t be able to attend the Memorial Day parade, we need a note/e-mail from a parent/guardian excusing the student. While we appreciate that students are planning ahead, being responsible, and letting us know about their absence, a parent/guardian must excuse them to relieve the liability.

You’ll find a lot of useful information and the full calendar on the website: www.cfhsbands.org

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VILLAGES Michael Sweeney, b. 1952 “The heart of Villages is the harmony created with the many layered voices used to paint the picture of many separate conversations all happening at once.” -- Jordan Mewhorter BASOON CONCERTO NO. 3, MVT. II Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741

Iris Hakes, Bassoon 2017 State Honors Orchestra

OLD CHURCHES Michael Colgrass, b. 1932 “One of the most important aspects of Old Churches is the form and how it was composed to incorporate aleatoric sections where the sound of the music is left up to the performers to decide.” -- Alissa Hering LETTER AWARD WINNERS SONGS OF EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AND SKY Robert W. Smith, b. 1958 “The heart of Songs of Earth, Water, Fire, and Sky are the 4 completely different movements in the song that have different dynamics and rhythms that quite literally represent earth, water, fire, and wind.” -- Mikayla Runge OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD

Melodic composition and non-standard graphic notation by Benjamin LeMay

SNARE DRUM SOLO Sarah Kauphusman, Snare

2016 Middle Level State Honors COLONEL BOGEY MARCH Kenneth Alford, 1881-1945

Sydney Thies, conductor 2017 Conducting Competition Winner

“The light and upbeat melody of the first strain paired with the staccato rhythms creates a feeling of inspiration that was used as a source of motivation for British troops.” -- Iris Hakes DRUM SET DUET

Carter Billen, drum set Spencer Clay, drum set

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CJ & THE BOYS

Simon Arneberg, trumpet Carter Billen, percussion

Isaac Hein, alto sax Alex Mazur, trombone Lucas Mazur, baritone

CJ Rislove, tuba MOTHER EARTH FANFARE David Maslanka, b. 1943 “The abnormal form and harsh texture serves as a wake-up call to people everywhere to take care of the Earth.” -- Isaac Hein THE SEAL LULLABY Eric Whitacre, b. 1970

Dominic Domeyer, conductor Collin Prill, piano

“The heart of The Seal Lullaby is the carrying of the melody between different voices which portrays the different stages of awareness before sleep.” -- Ashlee Cheek LETTER AWARD WINNERS TEMPERED STEEL Charles Rochester Young, b. 1965 “The heart of Tempered Steel is the use of piercing accents and a rapid tempo to represent the strengthening of a person by adversity.” -- Lucas Mazur “In Tempered Steel Charles Rochester Young uses dissonance and resolution to show that through hard times something positive can almost always result from them.” -- Simon Arneberg

SENIOR SLIDESHOW

Created by Grace Baker, senior OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD DIRECTOR’S AWARD JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD WASHINGTON POST MARCH John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932

Alex Mazur, conductor 2017 Conducting Competition Winner

“The solid tempo of the Washington Post March brings the listener back 100 years to when a paper boy threw the Washington Post on your lawn.” -- Faith Armstrong

CONGRatulations To the senioR ClAss of 2017!

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STUDENT ASSISTANT Alex Mazur🏅🎖🔻🎼 FLUTE Marley Allen Selena Buckli🏅 Marah Dunham Jasmine Kohls🏅 Kaylee Launderville Hanna Litscher Theresa Nichols🔶 Jordyn Schultz Jena Secraw OBOE Pyper Leirmo Sydney Thies🔶🏅🎖🔻 BASSOON Iris Hakes🔶🏅🎖🔻 CLARINET Ashley Anderson Alena Hasbrouck Alissa Hering🏅🔻 Sam Jaeger🏅 Mahryn Leibrandt🏅🎖 Benjamin LeMay Natalie Stewart Jenna Welch Chloe Wingert🔶 BASS CLARINET Mike Ayensu-Mensah🔶 Diandre Fisher Matthew Jeffries ALTO SAXOPHONE Hayden Goodman 🏅 Ezekiel Huebler Victor LaBelle🏅🎖 Tucker Mueller Hannah Sarazen TENOR SAXOPHONE Emily Flaten Autumn Robinson🏅 BARI SAXOPHONE Kayla Sargent🏅🎖🔻 TRUMPET Victor Adams Eric Albitz Trey Gerberding Carter Holm Cole Koxlien Alexa Kromrey🔶

You’ll find a lot of useful information and the full calendar on the website: www.cfhsbands.org

2017 State Honors Orchestra

Iris Hakes, Bassoon

2017 State Honors Band

Simon Arneberg, Trumpet

2016 State Honors Band

Alex Mazur, Trombone

2016 Middle-Level Honors Band

Sarah Kauphusman, Percussion

UW-Eau Claire Honors Band

Alex Mazur Isaac Hein

Simon Arneberg Carter Billen CJ Rislove

Announced from the Stage

Outstanding Member Awards

Director’s Award

John Philip Sousa Award

TRUMPET (Continued) Colin Orth🏅🔻 Adam Petzke James Schindler Sunshine Southworth Noah Stewart🏅🔻 Jacob Thompson Zachary Voigt HORN Orion Caneff Nadia Detlaff Julia Kauffman🔶🏅 Riley Sheehan Gavin Thorson TROMBONE Jaykob Hamman Jonah Lucas🏅 Daniel Moucha Ian Olson Tyler Patzoldt Matthew Rees🔶🔻 Matthew Walters BARITONE James Baker Molly Frizzell Alex Johnson Jeff Link Courtney Raymond Mikayla Runge🔶 TUBA Matthew Blake🔶 Dalton Wolf PERCUSSION Nathan Custer Caleb Dahlke Ella Denning Aidan Detienne🔻 Tirzah Dunham Noah Graffunder Alondra Harris🏅 Cory Hitt Sarah Kauphusman🏅🎖 Trisha Lowry🔶 Matthew MacLaughlin-Barck Jordan Mewhorter Nathan Reineke Emily Schaefer Ellie Senn Lily Spooner Mitchell Vanyo🏅🎖🔻 🔶 Principal 🏅 District Solo & Ensemble 🎖 State Solo & Ensemble 🔻 Letter Award

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FLUTE Faith Armstrong🏅 Jazzi Bowe Taylorann Butler Ellie Lucas🔶🏅🔻 Brianna Maher Lily Sanders Mikayla Shackleton Jennifer Strand OBOE Ashlee Cheek🔶🏅 Marais Loomis🏅 CLARINET Grace Baker🔻 Haley Bluemn Jade Ciulla McKenna Erickson🔻 Johnathan Raschke Tiffany Samens ALTO SAXOPHONE Isaac Hein🔶🏅🎖 Savanna Normand🏅🎖🔻 Geneva Nunes 🎼🔻 Tim Wollman 🏅🔻🎼 Anna Woodman TENOR SAXOPHONE Daniel Modl🔶🏅🎖🔻 Damien Short🏅 BARI SAXOPHONE Shane Kohls 🎼 Dante Vokovan🔶🏅🎖 TRUMPET Simon Arneberg🔶 🏅🎖🔻 Eric Benson Benjamin Blake🔻 Abi Blodgett🔻 Jacob Klages🏅🎖🔻 Tyler Krebs Daniel Lemke 🎼🔻 Nick Mason 🏅🔻

BY THE NUMBERS

Big Rivers Conference State Solo & Ensemble

Qualifying Events Chippewa Falls – 99

Rice Lake - 77 EC Memorial – 75

Superior - 34 Hudson - 32

River Falls - 30 EC North - 25

Menomonie – 20

CFHS Band Events Earning a 1 at State

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CFHS Band Events Earning an Exemplary

Nomination

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CFHS Band Events Earning an Exemplary

Soloist Award

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CFHS Band Events That Forgot Their

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2017 Band Butter Braids Sold

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TRUMPET (continued) Alex Pederson 🎼 Thomas Perry 🎼🔻 Kurt Reith🔻 Mitchell Stewart HORN Taylor Detlaff Seth Meyer🔶 TROMBONE David Blank🔻 Trae Demers Daniel Huppert 🔻 Dylan Jaquish Cole Olson Tucker Paulson Franklin Roberts Seth Sikora Kyle Spindler James Welch🔶 Sam Wiseman BARITONE Lucas Mazur🔶🏅🎖🔻 Andy Stoll🏅 TUBA Seth Frizzell🔶 Trei Hoepner CJ Rislove🏅🎖🔻 PERCUSSION Carter Billen�🏅🎖🔻🎼

Spencer Clay🏅🎖🔻🎼 Taylor Hinke Joseph Jasper🏅🔻 Collin Prill Aaron Rich Riley Roshell Isabelle Spooner Shylo Stygar 🔻🎼 🔶 Principal 🏅 District Solo & Ensemble 🎖 State Solo & Ensemble 🔻 Letter Award 🎼 Continuing in Music

To see pictures of tonight’s concert (and past concerts!) visit www.cardinalcountry.smugmug.com

A Special Thank You Tami See Kelly Wohlbier Becky Davis Dr. Heidi Eliopoulis Ron Buckles Eric Olson Adam Zenner Rebecca Bestul Molly Malone Brian Collicott Janet Etmund Darrin Senn Derrick Tilus Connie Cooley Mike Thompson Meg McLaughlin-Barck Nikki Harper Becky Gunderson Dan Loomis Scott Kauphusman

ImportAnt dAtes for 2017-2018

Updated information is always available on the band website at www.chfsbands.org

Camp I

August 7-11, 2017

Pure Water Days Parade August 12, 2017

Sectionals

August 14-15, 2017 As scheduled

Camp II

August 21-25, 2017

Marching Cardinals Competitions Cumberland: September 16

Baldwin: September 23 Chippewa Falls: October 7

River Falls: October 8 Championships: October 14

UWEC Honor Band November 4, 2017

Band Holiday Concert

December 4, 2017

Band-o-Rama II March 12, 2018

Chippewa Valley Band Festival

April 14, 2018

Spring Band Concert May 14, 2018

Memorial Day Parade

May 28, 2018

Graduation June 6, 2018

Mark your calendar for a weekend of fun supporting the

Greenhalgh Memorial Music Endowment ««««««««««««««««««

Friday PM , October 6, 2017 Dinner & alumni jazz concert

Saturday AM, October 7, 2017

18-HOLE GOLF SCRAMBLE “THE GMME CLASSIC”

SATURDAY PM, October 8, 2017

MUSIC ALONG THE CHIPPEWA MARCHING BAND COMPETITION

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Please consider a donation to the Greenhalgh Memorial

Music Endowment as a lasting contribution to the

music program.